Where does “savne” come from?

savne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sakna, from Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic sakōną, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

savne (Norwegian Bokmål): to lack, be without, want; to miss

Definitions

  1. to lack, be without, want; to miss

Ancestry of “savne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaknato miss, feel the loss of
2Old Norsesakato do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with
3Proto-Germanicsakōnąto charge, seek legal action against
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “savne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakōną →Every word from Old Norse saka →